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Iron Maiden launched their Maiden England World Tour last night (June 21st) at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their reported setlist was as follows:

1. Moonchild2. Can I Play With Madness3. The Prisoner4. 2 Minutes To Midnight5. Afraid To Shoot Strangers6. The Trooper7. The Number Of The Beast8. Phantom Of The Opera9. Run To The Hills10. Wasted Years11. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son12. The Clairvoyant13. Fear Of The Dark14. Iron MaidenEncore:15. Aces High16. The Evil That Men Do17. Running Free

We’ve got some awesome news for you Anthrax fans out there! To celebrate the creative success and critical acclaim of the band’s 2011 album, ‘Worship Music,’ Anthrax are planning on treating fans with a special EP due out in September of this year.
During our very recent interview with Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, (seriously, it was like an hour ago) the legendary stickman told us that the band is working on an EP of cover songs. The upcoming work will pay tribute to some of Anthrax’s favorite bands — more specifically, bands from the 1970s.
“To commemorate the first year of ‘Worship Music’ being out, we’re putting together a little companion EP with some fun s–t on it,” says Benante. “It started out as what I call ‘The ’70s EP.’ It’s made up of some cover songs from our favorite bands — consisting of Rush, Thin Lizzy, Boston, Journey … We’re still working on it now, but I think it’s gonna be really cool.”

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Rock band Queensryche is continuing forward without vocalist Geoff Tate, who will be replaced by Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre, Billboard has exclusively learned.

"Over the past few months, there have been growing creative differences within Queensryche. We want our fans to know that we hoped to find a common resolution, but in the end parting ways with Geoff was the best way for everyone to move forward in a positive direction," drummer Scott Rockenfield said in a statement. "We wish him the best of luck with all of his future endeavors. We can't wait to bring Queensryche to our fans with Todd behind the microphone."

The statement also said that scheduled Queensryche performances "are on hold at [the] present time and revised routing is being worked on. Fans can check the band's website for all of the latest tour information as it [becomes] available."

On June 23rd and 24th Metallica will be headlining the Orion Music Festival in Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ. They have announced that one night they will play the "Black Album" and "Ride the Lightning" the next in there entirety.

Some of the other bands playing include Best Coast, Arctic Monkeys and Avenge Sevenfold.